The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-11-08

0ne Whole Block Goes mp In
Smoke at Lamente This
Morning.
The Principal Business Block
Entirely Destroyed Great
Loss Of Property.

Lamonte, Mo-, Oct. 31.-GSpeciaL j
About 9:30 this morning, 6re was dis
covered in the rear of the frame store of
Terry & Harris. and from the best intor-
nation obtainable, it originated from the
hus of the store. The cry of fire
Vas raised and everybody turned
cut to help put out the flames, or
help carry out goods. 1t was at once seen
that the building must go and all hands
went to work to carry out goods from all
the stores in the block.
In the same block were the stores of PEN
quite and Snoddy, the hardware establish
ment of Cole & Bros, the dry goods
house of Terry & Harris, the drug store of
Il. T. Macarthur, the confectionery house of
C.Y. Horn, grocery of Ward Bros, the fur
niture store belonging to the same firm,
Brown & Schultz, general merchandise.
and the Lsmonte bank, all of which were
in contiguous buildings, and. with the ex-
ceptien OF four, were frame buildings the
brick buildings were the bank, Brown &
Schultz ttore, frame of c. A.
Rogers and the dwelling standing
Just south OF Perquite & Snoddy's drug
store. These we're also burned. At one
time it looked as if Emerson, Hughes &
Co, and Jules Burch would be burned out,
also the frame dwelling of Mrs. Snoddy,
south of Rogers building. The bucket and
ladder brigade, however, which was ex-
temperized including men. women and
children, did such admirable work, that
the three buildings we're saved. AS far as
can be learned, all of the merchants burned
out saved part of their stock. Penquite Il
Sn Oddly think they have about one third of
their drugs, Terry & Harris saved
something like one third
Macarthur saved nearly a third of bis
drugs. Horn saved bis stock, but lost
Q watch and some clothing. Ward Bros.
saved all their stock In both buildings
All the stamps, letters, ETC., in the post
sfsce were saved. One of the heaviest
Losses is the firm of Brown & Shultz
Their building was not injured but their
entire stock was removed and they will
lose one thousand dollars on account of
damage to stock Their goods were car
ried into the lumber yard and thrown
on the ground in the dust.
Their loss will depend upon whether the
insurance will cover damage by removal.
Macarthur, druggist, will lose one thous-
and dollars above his insurance. These
are the heaviest Losses. The loss OF the
other merchants will be small. Terry &
Harris loss will be small also Conway
Bros J. j. West loses about fifty dollar
on furniture and fixtures in his Of
foe. 1t cannot be learned positively
how much insurance Was on the frame
buildings ]. J. Penquite, who owned the
three small frames, will lose from fifteen
hundred to two thousand dollars. Rogers
will lose something on his dwelling, but it
is not known how much. The fire was q
dire calamity to Lamonte, destroying about
half of the business houses. Our merchants
are at work putting their goods into other
buildings, and the debris will be re-
moved IS soon as possible.
When the fire began and the engines on
the track blew their whistles 10 arouse
our citizens, the children in the public
schools were turned out and come to the
rescue promptly. Dozens of them assisted
in carrying water and removing furniture.
The women from all parts of town came
promptly and carried water, removed fur
niture and assisted nobly In keeping the
FIRE from spreading. Everything was re-
moved from the residence Of Mrs. e. F.
Snoddy, and the building covered with wet
hlapkets